Okenu Surname

330,363rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,121 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Okenu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okenu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,1071:160,02110,033
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
England11:55,718,059489,080
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Okenu (50) may also be a first name.

Okenu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Okenu Come From? nationality or country of origin

Okenu is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Okenu? popularity and diffusion

Okenu is the 330,363rd most frequent surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 6,500,933 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Okenu are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Okenu is also the 1,412,538th most commonly held given name throughout the world It is held by 50 people.

The last name Okenu is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,107 people, or 1 in 160,021. In Nigeria it is most common in: Ebonyi, where 42 percent reside, Lagos, where 9 percent reside and Delta, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this surname occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Benin, where 0 percent reside.

Okenu Last Name Statistics demography

Okenu earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 45.83% less than the national average, earning $23,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okeanu91319/
Okoenu9116/
Okeenu913/
Okengu912/
Oskenu912/
Okeneu912/
Okenui911/
Okenuha839/
Gokenou832/
Okeunou831/
Okonu801,514/
Okanu801,015/
Akenu8075/
Ekenu8032/
Okinu8021/
Ukenu809/
Ockenhou771/
Oceanu73204/
Akenou73163/
Ochenu73119/
Okonui7322/
Ekeanu7318/
Hekenu7312/
Ekeinu736/
Oukonu734/
Ukeanu734/
Akeanu733/
Okoneu732/
Oceinu731/
Okinou731/
Akenui731/
Akeinu731/
Ekenuh731/
Okenoo731/
Ekaenu731/
Okannu731/
Ekeunu731/
Okaanu731/
Ukenui731/
Okhonu731/
Hockenhui711/
Hockenaus710/
Ocheinu67235/
Ocheanu6777/
Akenouh6711/
Aakenus678/
Gakenou677/
Hoceanu675/
Hokonou673/
Okenoeh673/
Okingou671/
Houkonu671/
Akegnui671/
Akoenou671/
Okonnou671/
Okannau671/
Hokonui671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Okenu
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